Nipnose
Early-attested site in the Parish of Thorpe
Historical Forms
- Nippenhale 675 BCS 13th Chertsey c.1220
- Nypenhale 1346 ChertseyReg
- Nipnold 1605 LRMB
Etymology
Nipnose (local) is Nippenhale 675 (13th) BCS 34, c. 1220 Chertsey, Nypenhale 1346ChertseyReg , Nypnall 1525, Nypnowle 1579, Knipp Knowles 1701 Turner, Nipnold 1605LRMB . Nið - names in OE are rare, but well established. An OE Nið -beorht might have pet-forms Nibba , Nippa , so perhaps 'Nippa 's nook of land,' v. healh .